Managers
Chimera Capital Ltd (Chimera Capital), an ADGM regulated fund manager and a wholly owned subsidiary of Chimera Investment has held the second close of Chimera Global Fund I LP surpassing its initial target of USD50 million.
Sixpoint Partners (Sixpoint), a global advisor serving the middle-market private equity industry, has held the closing of CREO Capital Partners V, a continuation fund for private equity sponsor CREO Capital Partners (CREO).
CREO targets investments in middle-market companies in the food sector across the branded products, private label, contract manufacturing, and logistics segments. The continuation fund enables CREO and several limited partners to extend their ownership of portfolio company Flagship Food Group (FFG), a conglomerate of leading food brands, including 505 Southwesterns, La Tortilla Factory and TJ Farms. FFG exhibited a strong trajectory beyond the traditional private equity hold period,
Click Therapeutics (Click), a specialist in Digital Therapeutics as prescription medical treatments, has closed a USD52 million upsized Series B financing. The financing round was co-led by new investors HIG BioHealth Partners (HIG BioHealth) and Accelmed Partners II (Accelmed).
Health Catalyst Capital, Revelation Partners, a top biotechnology hedge fund, and existing investors Sanofi Ventures, K2 HealthVentures, Hikma Ventures, and Ridgetop Health also particpated.
Proceeds from the Series B financing will be used to accelerate the development and commercialisation of Click’s internal prescription digital therapeutic pipeline and advance Click’s platform capabilities.
Click’s pipeline of innovative digital therapeutics spans multiple therapeutic areas,
Citcon, a mobile wallet payment provider enabling global commerce at scale, has received USD30 million in Series C financing led by Norwest Venture Partners and Cota Capital. Sierra Ventures and Sonae IM also joined the round.
The new funding will support the rapid addition of staff and global expansion that builds on the company’s international presence on four continents.
“Citcon enables global commerce at scale by allowing merchants to accept payments by mobile wallet and alternative currencies with the same ease as they process traditional credit card payments today,” says Chuck Huang, CEO and founder at Citcon. “We are honored
Blue Wolf Capital Partners (Blue Wolf), a New York-based private equity firm, is to acquire CIVCO Radiotherapy, a global leader of radiotherapy patient positioning and immobilisation equipment, from Roper Technologies.
With a nearly 40-year operating history and a track record of quality and reliability, CIVCO Radiotherapy serves a blue-chip customer base of academic and community hospitals, cancer centres and OEM manufacturers. CIVCO Radiotherapy is headquartered in Iowa and operates globally in 90-plus countries.
Jeremy Kogler, Partner at Blue Wolf Capital, says: “We are incredibly pleased to partner with CIVCO Radiotherapy’s leadership team to further strengthen the company’s longstanding leading position
MFS Africa, a pan-African digital payments platform, is to acquire Capricorn Digital, owner of Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading super-agent networks. A team from Akin Gump advised the sellers on the transaction.
The deal, which is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria, will be the second-largest fintech acquisition in Nigeria.
Founded in 2014 by Degbola Abudu and Folu Majekodunmi, Baxi is one of Nigeria’s largest independent electronic payment networks, processing over USD1 billion in transaction annually through a network of more than 90,000 agents.
The Akin Gump team was led by London corporate partner
Trilantic North America has made a strategic capital investment in WebFX, a tech-enabled digital services provider for premium SMBs.
This partnership furthers the mission of WebFX to provide Digital Marketing That Drives Revenue for companies around North America. WebFX partners with businesses looking to earn more website traffic, drive more qualified leads, and increase revenue growth through revenue maximisation services.
The capital partnership between WebFX and Trilantic North America’s Fund VI will assist future growth for the Pennsylvania based company, supporting expansion in talent, new services, geographic offices, technology, data analytics, and AI. WebFX plans to create 300 additional jobs over
JTC has supported the GBP125 million launch of Disruptive Capital Acquisition Company Limited (Disruptive), a Guernsey registered Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) on the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam.
JTC will provide administration and registry services for the new vehicle. The listing of Disruptive creates a structure aimed at acquiring another company within the financial services sector throughout Western Europe and/or Northern Europe, though the potential target has not been publicly identified. It is also the first SPAC on Euronext Amsterdam to be listed and traded in sterling
SPACs are publicly traded vehicles with the sole purpose to create a merger
Ben Gillespie (pictured), Partner at law firm Seddons examines the FCA’s proposals to introduce standardised rules that set out how much asset managers must disclose about their impact on climate change and the ‘practical concerns’ raised by the BVCA…
Consultation paper CP21/17 was issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in June 2021 with comments requested by 10 September 2021 and is part of the UK Government’s green commitment of achieving a low-carbon economy and net-zero by 2050.
The purpose of the proposed rules and guidance (Rules) is to place mandatory climate related disclosures on assets managers, life insurers and
ComplySci, a provider of regulatory technology and compliance solutions for the financial services sector, has launched an M&A growth strategy with the acquisition of National Regulatory Services (NRS), an provider of compliance consulting services and technology solutions for investment advisers, broker-dealers, hedge funds, private equity firms, insurers and other financial services firms.
The transaction further strengthens and expands ComplySci’s ability to support its financial services clients’ compliance needs by combining its technology, which automates and streamlines mission-critical employee compliance functions, with NRS’ longtime, hands-on expertise in helping clients navigate the ever-changing industry regulatory environment.
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